Buckle



(No Model.)

L. DYER.

BUCKLE.

Patented Nov. 10,1891.

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LUCIUS DYEIL OF MILLBRIDGE, MAINE.

BUCKLE.

SIECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 462,939, dated November 10, 1891.

Application filed February 28, 1891. Serial No. 383,198. (No model.)

To all when it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, LUOIUS DYER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Millbridge, in the county of Vl ashington and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buckles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawin gs, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in harness-buckles, and more especially adapted for fastening the rear ends of drivingreins, where said reins are made in two parts.

The object is to attain a secure fastening, which will not work loose, and thereby allow the reins to become separated, as is often the case with the buckles ordinarily employed.

A further obj set is to dispense with all rivets or the necessity of stitches.

The invention consists in the improved construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter more fully described in the specification, and set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 1s a side elevation of the opposite ends of the reins, showing clearly the formation thereof for the purpose of adapting the same to my improved buckle. Fig. 2 1s a detall view in perspective of the buckle. Fig. 1s a side elevation showing the buckle applied to one of the ends of the reins. Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the ends of the reins secured, and Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawmgs, the letters A A indicate the reins. The part A is designed to receive the buckle and is provided with a longitudinal slit- CL, and is also provided upon opposite edges with recesses a a The letter B indicates the buckle, said buckle consisting of two transverse loops 1) b. It will be noticed that the outer loop I) is on a plane somewhat higher than its companion b, the two being connected bymeans ofa central web 0 The loop I) has also PIOJBCtlDg downwardly from its outer side an arm 11 said arm being formed or provided with a transverse piece Z)". By this construction the inner loop I) and the transverse strip 19 are brought approximately upon the same plane, whereas the outer loop 1) is on a plane somewhat higher, thus forming a central bulge.

The buckle is adjusted in the following manner: The inner loop I) is first turned lengthwise, so as to be readily inserted through the longitudinal slit to of rein A. After thus inserting the buckle is turned, so that the loop referred to is transverse to the slit through which it is passed, thus insuring against its working out of place. In this position it will be seen that the web 12 rests within the slit a of the rein A. Theextreme end of said rein is now passed through loop Z), so that the recess portions a a will rest against the inner ends of this last-named loop. The buckle is now in proper position for the attachment of the rein A. This rein is provided withalongitudinal slit a and the end thercof'is turned crosswise, so as to permit of the transverse strip Z) passing therethrough. After this the rein is turned to its normal position and the extreme endthereof passed through loop Z).

From the foregoing description the operation and construction of myimproved device, it is thought, will be readily understood.

It will be seen that I dispense entirely with rivets or equivalent devices, and at the same time I obtain a most secure fastening and of such an eifective character as to avoid all possibility of the ends of the reins becoming detached. This eifectiveness is enhanced materially by the central bulge formed by the loop I), which, as willbe readily seen, bears firmly against the meeting ends of the reins.

\Vhile I have shown and described my device as particularly applied to fastening the ends of reins, still I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to this particular adaptation, inasmuch as it is obvious that the invention may be applied to other portions of the harness with equal advantage.

In order to unfasten the reins, all that is necessary is simply to remove the small end of A from the loop through which it passes and then swing the end of said part A sidewise, at which position it can be readily removed from the transverse strip b".

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. As an improved article of manufacture, a buckle consisting of a central loop having arms projecting from opposite sides thereof, one of said arms being provided with a transverse loop and the opposite arm with a transverse T-head, all of said parts being formed integral, substantially as set forth.

2. As an improved article ofrnanufacture, a buckle consisting of a central loop formed or provided upon opposite sides with downwardly-inclined arms, one of said arms formed or providedwith a transverse loop and the other With a transverse T-head, substantially as set forth.

3'. The combination of a rein provided with a longitudinal slit, and also nearits extremity upon opposite edges with recesses, a buckle consisting of'a central loop providedg'upon 

